Full Blue Moon Dementia
El Paso, Texas. Flipper’s playing another all ages show. The venue’s an alternative warehouse space, the turnout small, but the kids are enthusiastic. Near the end of the set Ted abruptly turns off his amp and walks off stage as the audience screams for more. I pick up the guitar, turn the amp back on,...
Goodreads Book Giveaway Gun, Needle, Spoon by Patrick O’Neil Giveaway ends December 17, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
I was not the most honest person when I was using drugs. I’d lie, cheat and steal from everyone that I ever came in contact with. Basically I was your typical heroin addict. You probably know the saying: “How can you tell when a junkie is lying? His lips are moving.” But what I have...
I’m on a plane. The flight attendant is handing out drinks. A woman across the aisle has ordered a Bloody Mary. It looks really good. Inviting even. I don’t like Bloody Marys. There’s too much going on with them. All that tomato juice, hot sauce, vegetation and ice, competing with what’s really important—the goddamn...
There’s a pain in my left knee that just won’t quit. I can barely stand up, and when I do I can’t really walk. Even so I’m still wondering if I should maybe see a doctor—hoping instead that it will heal itself and go away. When I realize I can’t even make it down...
Goodreads Book Giveaway Gun, Needle, Spoon by Patrick O’Neil Giveaway ends August 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
I have an eating disorder. I’m bulimic, and there have been periods in my life when I have been anorexic. I have been dealing with this since early adolescence. As a result, I have a really bad case of body dysmorphia…which feeds into my low self-esteem…which adds to my social awkwardness…which ultimately led me...
June 6, 2015 — Book Launch Party/Reading/and Conversation with James Brown. Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069 – 5pm. June 11, 2015 — Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446 – reading with: Joanna Rakoff, Jen Grow, and Shya Scanlon – 7pm. June 15, 2015 — Outlaws and Outcasts...
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